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Lucy Maude Downs 1909–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jun 1909

Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Jan 2004

Death Location: Appomattox, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Downs

Mother: Effie Morgan

Spouse(s): Jesse Jr, John Jr

Children(s): Gloria Lewis

Lucy Maude Downs was born in 1909 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Roland Downs And Effie Maude Morgan. In 1910, Lucy Maude Downs resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1920, Lucy Maude Downs resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. Lucy Maude Downs married Jesse Jennings Harvey Jr, John Calvin Lewis Jr, and had children including Gloria Anne Lewis, John Calvin Lewis Iii. Lucy Maude Downs passed away in 2004 in Appomattox, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Lucy Maude Downs was born in 1909 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Roland Downs And Effie Maude Morgan.
  • In 1910, Lucy Maude Downs resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1920, Lucy Maude Downs resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • Lucy Maude Downs married Jesse Jennings Harvey Jr, John Calvin Lewis Jr, and had children including Gloria Anne Lewis, John Calvin Lewis Iii.
  • Lucy Maude Downs passed away in 2004 in Appomattox, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Downs
1876–1937
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Effie Morgan
1874–1950
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jesse Jr
1909–1973
Birth Location: Appomattox, Virginia, USA
JJ
John Jr
1908–1969
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Gloria Lewis
1938–1990
Birth Location: Warwick, Virginia, USA
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Lucy Downs's Ancestors

Self
Lucy Downs
1909–2004
Birth Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Roland Downs
1876–1937
Virginia, USA
Effie (Maude) Morgan
1874–1950
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (James "Gee" Morgan) Sr
1836–1904
Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth 'Marie") Knight
1840–1893
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Knight
1805–1849
Harriett Forrest
1820–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Forrest
1786–1857
Harriet Morgan
1793–1830

Lucy Downs's Descendants

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Lucy (Maude) Downs (26 Jun 1909–8 Jan 2004) m. Jesse (Jennings Harvey) Jr (14 Aug 1909–18 Aug 1973) m. John (Calvin Lewis) Jr (27 Oct 1908–03 Apr 1969)
  1. 1. Gloria (Anne) Lewis 1938–1990 m. James (Clyde Smith) Sr 1934–2014

Lucy Downs's Timeline

12 Records

1909
26 Jun 1909
Birth of Lucy Maude Downs in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
Lucy Maude Downs resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Lucy Maude Downs resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Lucy Maude Downs resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Lucy Maude Downs resided here in Warwick, Virginia, USA
Warwick, Virginia, USA
1937
1937
Age 28
Lucy Maude Downs resided here
None
1940
1940
Age 31
Lucy Maude Downs resided here in Newport Mag Dist, Newport, Warwick, Virginia, USA
Newport Mag Dist, Newport, Warwick, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Lucy Maude Downs resided here in Stonewall, Appomattox, Virginia, USA
Stonewall, Appomattox, Virginia, USA
1956
1956
Age 47
Lucy Maude Downs resided here in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA
1983
1983
Age 74
Lucy Maude Downs resided here in St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA
St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA
2004
05 Jan 2004
Age 95
Death of Lucy Maude Downs in Monroeville, Monroe, Alabama, USA
Monroeville, Monroe, Alabama, USA
2004
8 Jan 2004
Age 95
Burial of Lucy Maude Downs in Appomattox, Virginia, USA
Appomattox, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1909
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Newport, Warwick, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04299; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 95-4A
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 77
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, News & Advance, The; Publication Date: 9 Jan 2004; Publication Place: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA; c=MGArticle&cid=1031772986611&path=!news!obituaries
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [9] Virginia, Divorce Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Roll: 101296596
    [10] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [13] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 77

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Warwick, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Newport, Warwick, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04299; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 95-4A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1937
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Newport Mag Dist, Newport, Warwick, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Newport, Warwick, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04299; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 95-4A

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Stonewall, Appomattox, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1983
    Event Place: St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jan 2004
    Event Place: Monroeville, Monroe, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, News & Advance, The; Publication Date: 9 Jan 2004; Publication Place: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA; c=MGArticle&cid=1031772986611&path=!news!obituaries
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Jan 2004
    Event Place: Appomattox, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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